TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Category: Civil War on the Web

  • Civil War Tokens

    You can buy a lot of expensive gold and silver coins at American Precious Metals Exchange, but you can also buy Civil War tokens of various of various kinds. Their web site explains that: … economic pressures were felt as early as 1862 when the phenomenon known as Gresham’s Law took effect and the public […]

  • The Trent Crisis of 1861-2 and Author Phil Myers

    I recently came across a very interesting Civil War forum topic on the Trent Affair and possible British military intervention  in the Civil War.  One of the main forum users, 67th Tigers, takes the position that British civilians overwhelmingly wanted war and goes on to present detailed British war plans both in the thread and […]

  • Short Takes

    Footnote.com has added the Compiled Service Records of Union soldiers from Kentucky. Additional Union records for the following: * Civil War Soldiers – Union – AR * Civil War Soldiers – Union – Colored Troops 8th-13th Infantry * Civil War Soldiers – Union – MS * Civil War Soldiers – Union – UT * Civil […]

  • Short Takes

    Regardless of what you think caused the Late Unpleasantness, state’s rights remain a live issue, enough to make the Christian Science Monitor devote an article to it. As you might expect, South Carolina is involved: Atlanta – There’s an old joke in South Carolina: Confederate President Jefferson Davis may have surrendered at the Burt-Stark mansion […]

  • Footnotes to History

    I’ve subscribed to Footnote.com, which I’ve found to be a great resource even though it’s not cheap (tip: keep checking for sale rate). There is a wealth of Civil War primary documentation there, with more being added daily, including most of the Confederate service records. Accessing these online sure beats having to travel to Washington […]

  • 16th Military History Carnival Is Out

    The 16th Military History Carnival has been posted at American Presidents Blog, and TOCWOC made the cut with the Shenandoah 1862 book review!  There are plenty of other Civil War entries this month as well.  Go check it out! Did you enjoy this blog entry?  Please consider using the ShareThis feature below to spread the […]

  • Top 10 Amazon.com Civil War Bestsellers: March 2009

    I missed going over the Amazon.com top 10 Civil War bestsellers for February 2009, having last looked at them in January.  I’ve enjoyed keeping an eye on this list to see how books move over time, and the Amazon.com Top 10 Civil War Books has become a monthly or every other monthly feature here at […]